Support for curtain-rod ornaments



y 9, 3 J. H. BOYE 1,771,482 I SUPPORT FOR CURTAIN RQD ORNAMENTS FiledJune 24, 1929 5:; w w w Patented July 29, 193i) uN-iran staresPATENT-OFFICE mm 2.! um w.

JAMES H. BoYn, oFcHioAeo, ILLINOIS, nssrenon r James H. BOYEMAnunao'rUn-i 4.

ING COMPANY, on onroaeo, rnninois aconronn'rron or ILLINOIS} SUPPORTFOR- Guarani-non onnAMnn'rs Application filed June 24,

This invention relates to an improved supporting device for the endornament of curtain rods. One popularstyle of curtain rod The endornaments are usually mounted on the rod just inwardly of the elbow endportions of} the latter, and extend outwardly so that the elbow endportion of the rod is substantially concealed by the ornament.

. The shank or stem portion of the ornament is flexible andrather easilybent. so that not infrequently the ornament, in the shipment orsubsequent handling of the rod, becomes more or less displaced from itstrue position substantially in line with the main portion of the rod,where a plain C-shaped clip. attached to the shank of the ornament andembracing the rod, is employed as the attaching means.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and eflicientdevice auxiliary to the attachment clip for supporting the ornament inits true positionand preventing the backward bend or misalignment of the3 ornament relatively to the rod.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated two simple mechanicalembodiments of the invention, both embodying the principle of a backstrut or brace on the rear side of. the ornament which abuts against thecurved portion ofthe elbow end of the rod and, in

cooperation with the attaching clip, main tainsthe ornament insubstantial alignment with the main portion of the rod to which it if fis attached, and referring thereto Fig. 1 is a front elevation ofthe'end portion of the curtain rod showing the ornament applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a erspective detail of the combined clip and race shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan section illustrating a modification wherein thestrut orbrace is formed integral with the ornament.

window frame.

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3 Fig. 5 is a perspective of the'attaching clip employed in thestructure 'illustratedin Fig.4. ii

Referring'first toFigs. 1, 2 andlO dos-L ignates a fragment-oft'helintermediate portion ofan ordinary flat sheet metal telescopingcurtain rod,-c0ntinuous with which is the:

usual elbow end portion 11 that is-mounted in or. on a bracket 12designates an entirety "a stamped sheet metal end-ornament that ismounted on the rod portion 10 and'serves to. conceal from front View theelbow end: 11 and its support. ing bracket; The ornament 12is diepressed from thin sheetmetal and includesja 'flat stem or shank portion12'. To the inner side of the shank 12 is attached. as by a rivet 13, anintegrator one-piece clip and brace cut and bent from a sheet metalblank to the form illustrated in Fig. 3, and comprising a Q-shaped clip14 which straddles the front face and upper and lower edges of the rodsection 10, a laterally projecting arm 15 apertured as at 16 to receivethe rivet 13, and a rearwardly inclined extension 15 of the arm 15 whichbears on the. rounded outer surface of the elbow end 11 of the rod asclearly shown in Fig. 2. The arm extension 15 thus serves. incooperation with the clip 14 as a'strut or brace to resist rearwarddeflec- (not shown) attached tothe".

clip 19, shown in detail in Fig. 5. In this case I cast on the rear sideof the ornament a brace 0r strut 20, the free end of which bears on theouter rounded surface of'the elbow Us 1. In combination with a curtainrod ornament, means for attaching said ornament to a curtain rod, and abrace laterally offset from said attaching means between the rearsurface of the ornament and the rod adapted to bear 5 on the latter.-

2. In combination with a curtain rod ornavment, an. attaching clipsecured to said ornament and adapted to embrace a curtain rod, and abrace laterally offset from said attaching' clip between the rearsurf-ace of the ornament and the rod adapted to bear on the latter; 3.In combination with a curtain rod orna- -ment an attaching clip securedto said ornament and adapted to embrace a curtain rod, and alaterallyextending brace integral with said clip: adapted to bear at its free:end againstthe face of the rod;

4. In combination with a curtain rod ornament, an attaching clip securedtothe inner end portion of said ornament and adapted to embrace 3icurtain rod adjacentIto' an elbow.

end portion of the latteryan'd a brace fast withv therear side of saidornamenthaizing a, free end-Z portio-nadapted to bear-against 215theelbow end portion of the rod.

5. In combination with a curtain rod ornament,. an. attaching clipsecured to. the inner end portion of said ornamentandadapted to embracea curtain rod adjacent to an elbow 39 endportion of the lattenand alateraily'exe tending arm on'said clip formed-withia rear;

wardly'bent, portionadapted to hear at: its

free end on said elbow end portion of the rod.

7 JAMES H. BOYE.

